St Patrick's Day in Japan

**Liam** · 18th March 15, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by CDNSushi

Done. :-)

And for the record, it's lovely to hear the Tokyo Pipe Band again. Ahhh.... Miss that. Just like old times.

Much more enjoyable!

**ccook** · 18th March 15, 06:55 PM

I guess I was lucky enough not to get the bad commentary. It looks like everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day

**Truitt** · 18th March 15, 09:51 PM

Yeah, much better! Again, I apologize for the bad post.

Tanks, CDNSushi, for fixing it.

I enjoyed watching the whole parade, but I really enjoyed the pipe band. Not the best I've ever heard, but way better than the worst.

**Tasty Rabbit** · 24th March 15, 07:22 PM

I am certain that the guy in the Guinness glass suit is blind as a bat in there .

**Tarheel** · 25th March 15, 04:39 AM

Originally Posted by Tasty Rabbit

I am certain that the guy in the Guinness glass suit is blind as a bat in there .

Good observation, but haven't we all been a bit "bleary-eyed" behind a glass of Guinness?

**bonnie heather** · 29th March 15, 01:36 PM

Does anyone know if there are any Tartan Day events in Japan? Our family is there until April 8th. Right after that are a bunch of Tartan Day events back in NYC to attend.

**CDNSushi** · 29th March 15, 06:57 PM

No, there are not. At least not to my knowledge.

The next major event will be the Highland Games, the first week in October. But other than that, your best bet is to look at the St. Andrews Society of Tokyo and Yokohama if they might have a spring event on their calendar... (http://www.st-andrews-society.com/) But to save you the trouble, I checked, and there doesn't seem to be anything at the moment.

**Tenmiles** · 30th March 15, 03:01 PM

Highland games in Japan?
But in Japan, they don't toss the caber... they ride it down the bloomin' hill!

**CDNSushi** · 30th March 15, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by Tenmiles

Highland games in Japan?
But in Japan, they don't toss the caber... they ride it down the bloomin' hill!

Yup... It's called the "Onbashira Festival." It happens in Nagano Prefecture, and only once every six-seven years. I attended one when I lived there. It really was quite something. FWIW, fatalities aren't just common -- they're expected. But then again, by the time you get from the parking lot to the base of the mountain, everyone's so full of sake, they really don't give a ****.